The Street Church

One says he will, and doesn't; the other says he won't, but then does. It's a tale of two sons, two commitments and two different outcomes - but what was the shocking message Jesus had for his listeners with this parable?

Would you sell everything you have to buy a single pearl? What about a piece of land? What was Jesus getting at in these two brief parables?

In part two of our Parables series, we look at a fairly unknown parable in the book of Ezekiel about eagles and vines, and where people place their trust.

We kick off our Parables series by looking at how the prophet Nathan used a parable to confront King David with his own sin. This is the power of the parable - to shock, to get under our skin, and reveal what is hidden. In this Parables series, we'll look at parables and how they act as a picture, a mirror, a window, and a door.

John finishes his letter with encouragement for the Church to know they have eternal life - and that eternal life is knowing Jesus, which we can experience now and will then enjoy forevermore.